Said to be derived from an Aboriginal term for 'heap of boulders' (not verified). (Appleton; 1992). Also: heap of granite rocks. (McCarthy; 1963).

Origin:

Aboriginal. Reference to the original naming of Tibooburra appears in the Argus newspaper 2.9.1881 p5. "A report received by the Dept of Mines ... states that the gold-field at that locality is fairly progressing.... intended to have a town called Tibooburra laid out at Granite rush"